Have you, or, if you are the principal applicant, any of your family members listed in your application for permanent residence in Canada, ever:

previously sought refugee status in Canada or applied for a Canadian immigrant or permanent resident visa or visitor or temporary resident visa

I am currently in Canada as temporary foreign worker on a work permit. I am not sure if this falls under a temporary resident visa, however my understanding is that this is a separate type of visa altogether?

I'd be grateful if anyone can help clarify what I should answer.

Thanks

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Applied: June 2014In Process: August 2014AOR and Book Received: September 2014Test: October 2014Oath: December 2014

Have you, or, if you are the principal applicant, any of your family members listed in your application for permanent residence in Canada, ever:

previously sought refugee status in Canada or applied for a Canadian immigrant or permanent resident visa or visitor or temporary resident visa

I am currently in Canada as temporary foreign worker on a work permit. I am not sure if this falls under a temporary resident visa, however my understanding is that this is a separate type of visa altogether?

I'd be grateful if anyone can help clarify what I should answer.

Thanks

The answer for you is yes, a work permit is a temporary resident visa, as a visitor visa, study permit, visitor permit.

have you ever been convicted of, or are you currently charged with, on trial for, or party to a crime or offence, or subject of any criminal proceedings in any country?

My Case is..A case has been filed against me on March 3, 2001, traffic accident. but case was dismissed on october 21, 2001. I was also detained for questioning for 1 day at the time of the accident.

Question..1. Is this applies (yes) to this question.2. Is this also applies to my wife background declaration.

i wish you could answer my problem. thank you and more power.

You don't say what you were charged with, but most traffic offenses are not criminal violations (they are regulatory, most of them). Technically, you have not been convicted, nor are you currently subject to any criminal proceedings, so you could answer "no." But if you want to be on the safe side, you can state what you were charged with and when, and the date that the charge was dismissed.

As for your wife, was she also charged? If not, then it does not apply to her.